bellow
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The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
This novel is a big, Bellovian bellow about the complex life of Cal Stephanides, an intersex person who grows up in midcentury Detroit during its boom years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Then he gently squeezes a bellow, pouring smoke into the hives of honeybees in his garden.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
On his abdomen is a cross with the words "into the light" written bellow it.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
“Don’t you wish you could bellow like him?”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
It’s 6 a.m., and he bellows for me.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
“Joyful bellows from the fans,” the Chicago Tribune reported the next morning, “drowned out the final horn.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He has a voice, provided by Aaron LaPlante, but communicates with Fang in grunts and bellows.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
To learn how to restore his instrument, Rinaudo enlisted the help of a mechanic friend who taught him how to fix all the valves, gears, pipes and bellows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
“Use the bellows cram if you’re in doubt. Look: I would hate to have it on my conscience if we didn’t do a miracle when nice people were involved.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
After calling the vest-adorned dog on stage and joking that she would bite Clark, he bellowed, “Is she lying, too?”
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
"This does not slip," bellowed an emotional Liverpool skipper after a 3-2 win at Manchester City made it 10 on the spin and put the Reds on the brink of a first title since 1990.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Purdue sucks!” he bellowed to thunderous applause, “So does Michigan and Ohio State!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Clare bellowed, making it exquisitely clear he was guilty of something.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
When the legendary frontman begins to sing, Mr. Jagger sounds enormous, bellowing with his full range while remaining in key.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
While he said he hasn’t been among those bellowing that oil was headed to $200 a barrel, he didn’t sell any of his positions either.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
At one point in the film, a junior official points out that U.S. interceptors have failed almost half their tests, and the secretary of defense responds by bellowing: “That’s what $50 billion buys us?”
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
Alexander-Arnold responded by ripping off his Liverpool shirt before running towards the corner flag, bellowing in joy at the supporters as he was mobbed by team-mates.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
They never stopped bellowing, but their howls were drowned by the noise of the engines.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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